Spooky Hipu 12 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween promos, poster headlines, game logos, album covers, eerie, ritual, gothic, menacing, grunge, create tension, add grit, signal horror, look hand-inked, rough, spiky, tapered, ragged, splattered.
A jagged display face with brushy, distressed edges and sharp, tapering terminals. Strokes show pronounced contrast, with thick verticals that pinch into needle-like ends and irregular breaks that create a worn, ink-scraped texture. Counters are often small and uneven, and many forms feel slightly carved or clawed, producing a lively, unsettled rhythm. Uppercase and lowercase maintain an upright stance but vary in width and silhouette, emphasizing an intentionally inconsistent, hand-rendered feel.
Best suited to large sizes where the ragged edges and spikes can be appreciated—film/game titling, event posters, haunted attraction branding, album art, and chapter or section headers. For longer passages, it works more reliably as a seasoning font for short phrases or pull quotes rather than continuous reading.
The texture and thorny terminals evoke horror title cards, occult ephemera, and weathered signage. Its uneven ink character reads as uneasy and aggressive rather than friendly, suggesting darkness, suspense, and a hint of ritualistic drama.
The design appears aimed at delivering an immediately “haunted” display voice through deliberate distressing, dramatic contrast, and sharply tapered strokes, prioritizing mood and impact over neutrality and smooth text rhythm.
In text settings the distressed edges and internal speckling become more noticeable, especially around joins and bowls, which can add atmosphere but also visual noise. Numerals follow the same rough, tapered construction, keeping a consistent tone across headings and short callouts.